Joseph bagot



(ModeL) J. BAGOT.

BIRD GAGE PERGH.

No. 254,254. Patented 1 '.eb.28.1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH .BAGOT, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BIRD-CAGE PERCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 254,254, dated February 28, 1882.

Application filed December 31, 1881. (Model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOsEPH BAG'OT, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bird-Gage Perches, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of a part of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a hook-catch.

The object of this invention is to facilitate the cleaning of bird-cage perches and promote convenience in attaching the perches to the cage and detaching them therefrom.

The invention consists in a bird-cage perch formed of rubber, and having hooks suitably attached to the rubber perch for the purpose the said catches are adapted for use in connect;

ing the perch with the cage; and also in the combination, with the rubber perch, of end catches, as will be hereinafter fully described.

Ais a rubber perch of suitable diameter, preferably of tubular form, and of such a length as the size of the cage may require. Upon the ends of the perch A are placed ferrules B, of metal or other suitable material.

(J are catches, upon the outer ends of which are formed hooks D to engage with the bars or wires of the cage, and thus secure the perch in place. The inner parts, E, of the catchesO are made wedge-shaped.

The catches G can be made solid; but I prefer to make them of wire, as better adjusting themselves to the ferrules B, as indicated in Fig. 2.

In making the perches the rubber A is cut to the desired length, and the wedge-shaped ends E of the catches (J are inserted in the ends of the said perches. The ferrules B are then passed over the outer or hooked ends of the catches (J and are slipped upon the ends of the perches A. The catches O are then drawn outward, clamping the ends of the perches Abetween the ferrules B and the wedgeshaped inner parts, E, of the catches G, as shown in Fig. 2. The end ot'the short arm of the inner part, E, of each catch (J is then bent over the outer edge of the ferrule B, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and is cut off. By this construction the bent-over end of the catch (J fastens the ferrule B in place, so that it cannot slip off the end of the perch A.

The perch A should be made ofsuch a length that in applying the hooks D to the wires or bars of a cage the said perches will be put under such a tensionthat they will not sag when supporting the weight of the birds.

With this construction any parasites: that may infest the birds will crawl into the interior of the perches A and can be readily destroyed. With this construction, also, the perches can be easily cleaned, and, being soft, will not be liable to injure the feet of the birds. Another advantage of this construction is that the elasticity of the rubber allows the perches to be stretched, so that they can be applied to different-sized cages.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Abird-cage perch made substantially as herein shown and described, and consisting of 8 5 the rubber perch with attached hooks, as set forth.

2. In a bird-cage perch, the combination, with the ends of the perch A, of the ferrules B and the catches 0, having wedge-shaped inner ends, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby said perches and catches are firmly connected, as setforth.

3. In a bird-cage perch, the catches C, havinghook-shaped outer ends and wedge-shaped inner ends, in combination with the hollow rubber perch and cage-wire,substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the said catches are adapted for use in connecting the perch with the cage, as set forth.

4. The combination, with the rubber tube A, of end catches, whereby the said tube is adapted for use as a bird-cage perch.

JOSEPH BAGOT, 

